1970s

Going To The Mattresses: How New Hollywood Wrestled With Sex, Success And Adaptation
Going To The Mattresses: How New Hollywood Wrestled With Sex, Success And Adaptation

In the 1970s, a decade many have argued was the best time for cinema, film adaptations of bestselling novels were more common.

DONA FLOR AND HER TWO HUSBANDS: Revisiting An Erotic Comedy Classic
DONA FLOR AND HER TWO HUSBANDS: Revisiting An Erotic Comedy Classic

There’s no time like the present to revisit Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands and be reminded that Sonia Braga is one of cinema’s brightest-ever stars.

SEASON OF THE WITCH: Looking Back On George Romero's Psychedelic Feminist Should-Be Classic
SEASON OF THE WITCH: Looking Back On George Romero’s Psychedelic Feminist Should-Be Classic

Ultimately, films like The Craft, The Love Witch, and even The Witch wouldn’t be the same without Romero’s should-be classic, Season of the Witch.

Horrific Inquiry: PIRANHA (1978)
Horrific Inquiry: PIRANHA (1978)

While Piranha may not be the best horror film, even boarder lining ridiculous at times, it is undeniably entertaining.

The Day The Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s American Pie: A Documentary For The Fans

The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s American Pie goes into the mythology around the song that runs deep and wide, resonating with so many.

What Happened To Boston Movies?
What Happened To Boston Movies?

While the Boston movie itself seems to have gone the way of the Western, the appeal of its core themes, and its sensibility seems to remain.

Horrific Inquiry: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974)
Horrific Inquiry: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974)

Promoted as being based on a true story, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre reached into the recesses of the mind, pushing audience expectations to a new level.

HAROLD AND MAUDE: Revisiting Hal Ashby's Inspirational Cult Classic After 50 Years
HAROLD AND MAUDE: Revisiting Hal Ashby’s Inspirational Cult Classic After 50 Years

Even more so than its celebratory aspects, Harold and Maude holds a special place in my heart because of what it meant to me when I first watched it.

DUEL At 50 Spielberg's Car Chase Thriller Speeds Across Nixon-Era America
DUEL At 50: Spielberg’s Car Chase Thriller Speeds Across Nixon-Era America

A 50th Anniversary retrospective on Steven Spielberg’s first feature-length film, Duel, and its place in Nixon’s America.

Animation Sensation: WIZARDS, Ralph Bakshi's Bonkers Foray Into Fantasy
Animation Sensation: WIZARDS, Ralph Bakshi’s Bonkers Foray Into Fantasy

In the first Animation Sensation, Dallas Marshall reviews Wizards, that while flawed, is worth checking out just for its audaciousness alone.

Criterion Column: THROW DOWN, THE DAMNED, and MELVIN VAN PEEBLES: ESSENTIAL FILMS
Criterion Column: THROW DOWN, THE DAMNED, and MELVIN VAN PEEBLES: ESSENTIAL FILMS

We took a look at Criterion’s September releases, including Johnnie To’s Throw Down and Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Films.

Horrific Inquiry: THE WICKER MAN (1973)
Horrific Inquiry: THE WICKER MAN (1973)

And with harvest season upon us, it seemed the perfect time to dive into this critically acclaimed horror classic.

Why SALÓ Is An Important Film About Power And Not Just Malignant Smut
Why SALÓ Is An Important Film About Power And Not Just Malignant Smut

While not without its controversy, Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom remains a ferocious work of art.

AFTER LIFE And BEASTS OF NO NATION Lead Criterion's August 2021 Slate
AFTER LIFE And BEASTS OF NO NATION Lead Criterion’s August 2021 Slate

Criterion welcomes classics new and old to its collection this month with the addition of Beasts of No Nation, Afterlife and more!

THE AMUSEMENT PARK: Welcome to Hell
THE AMUSEMENT PARK: Welcome to Hell

For 45 years, the film was believed to be lost, but George Romero’s film has now resurfaced, and The Amusement Park is definitely worth a visit.